Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun Receives 2025 Gershon Iskowitz Prize
The Gershon Iskowitz Foundation has named Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun as the winner of its 2025 prize. This annual honor includes a $75,000 award recognizing significant impact on Canadian visual arts. The foundation will also fund a solo exhibition of his work at the Art Gallery of Ontario in February 2027. Yuxweluptun, a Vancouver-based artist and activist, merges Coast Salish traditions with surrealist and pop art elements in large-scale paintings. His work confronts current political issues, highlighting colonial violence, environmental stewardship, and Indigenous rights.
Key facts
- Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun won the 2025 Gershon Iskowitz Prize
- The prize includes a $75,000 monetary award
- A solo exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ontario is planned for February 2027
- Yuxweluptun blends Coast Salish cosmology with surrealism and pop art
- His paintings address colonial violence, environmental care, and Indigenous sovereignty
Entities
Artists
- Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun
Institutions
- Gershon Iskowitz Foundation
- Art Gallery of Ontario
Locations
- Vancouver
- Canada